RJ "Orlando do you have any idea how complicated this is going to be? Do you know how dangerous this is?"

"We ridin' or not?"

"Yeah you know I'm down for whatever whenever. I just want you to know what you getting into."

Silence starts to set in. I need to change the topic right quick.

"So I see you finna crown your queen."

"Crown my queen what chu mean?"

Ah crap I don messed up now. I thought his parents told him. Why else should he have that type of rose? Out of all roses he has the one rose that signifies the crowning of the next queen. Abort! Abort!

"So why are we in La'Toya's room? What makes her so special? You can have any girl you want. I mean what if she gotta a boyfriend? The nurse up front did say she has been quite popular today."

"We can talk about that in a minute. What are you talking about crowning my queen?"

"It really ain't my place to tell, but I will say this hide the rose. Trust me you want it hidden before you give it to your chosen queen."

I watch Orlando place it in a white paper bag and place it inside his hoodie pocket. I exhale and lean back. I know this conversation is far from over.

Jaida We walk in the recovery room. I watch as Toya's chest rises and falls. She looks tired, but strong. I kiss her forehead.

"I'll be waiting on you to wake up."

"If you ever need a job I'd be glad to hire you. I'd even help you pay for Med. school and help you study for the exams. Here's my card. Nice to meet you...."

He holds his hand out and I shake it.

"Jaida."

"Well Jaida we could use someone like you on our team."

"I bet you could. I mean I am irreplaceable."

He chuckles.

"That you are. Well you just gave me a story to tell the wife. Well I must be on my way. These people can't operate on themselves. I'll walk you all out."

See he over here tryna be slick. I know the only reason he walking us out is because he doesn't want us to sneak back in there. That's why he let me see La'Toya. See I'm smart I know things. I have short patience so I need to pass the time by.

"Are we going to Walmart or not?"

"Yeah let's go."

"I call shot gun!!!"

"Jaida why are you callin shot gun when we're the only ones riding in my whip?"

"Cause I can. Unless you want me to drive I advise you to shut up."

"You right."

"Ion wanna... what did you just say?"

"I said you right."

I wasn't expecting him to say this. He threw me for a loop there.

"Yeah you better know it son!"

He starts up his silver 2018 Nissan Titan XD. I fasten my seat belt while trying to contain my excitement.

"You can listen to whatever you want."

Aw snap he shouldn't have said that. I flip through the radio stations because he doesn't have an aux cord. You gotta nice truck without an aux cord. I guess luxury comes with limits. I land on my favorite radio station.

"For all my Drake fans out there this is for you."

The second the beat reaches my ears I already know I'm finna be rapping along.

"This my song!!!!!!!!"

God's Plan pours through the speakers. I rap the first part and Ry comes in on my favorite part.

I'm just over here cutting up rapping on the top of my lungs.

Orlando So many questions I wanna ask about everything. What type of family was I born into? I can't really complain they've been good to me. I get any and everything from needs to wants. They give me the best of the best. I didn't wanna go to a private school that's why I'm enrolled in a public school.

"Did you know?"

"Know what O?"

"About this Legacy thing..."

"Yes and no. I just found out about it recently myself. I can't tell you everything, but I can tell you pieces."

"Okay for starters why do I need to hide the rose? It's just a flower just about everyone brings flowers to someone who's sick or to apologize. This doesn't make sense."

"That rose isn't just a random rose. It's a Rosa Ingrid Bergman. It's a red hybrid tea rose. It was created from a cross between the red hybrid tea "Precious Platinum" and an unnamed seedling."

"Thanks for the Biology lesson. What does that have to do with crowning a queen?"

"If you'd let me finish I can tell you."

"Well if you would stop going around the world and be concise then I'd let you finish."

"That specific hybrid of a rose is the kind that we use to crown a new queen. A new queen hand picked by the next in line ruler."

"If it's that special then why does it need to be kept hidden?"

"You never know who's watching."

"Now you just sound paranoid. You aight?"

"Okay since I'm paranoid lemme break it down to you. The position of power you are finna possess is so massive and great. Wouldn't you think there is someone out there who would always to take over? We have had assassination attempts before. Just a quick FYI. We have enemies as well as supporters. We also have business partners that help us and we help them. Then we have people from the outside that would love to see us thrown into a frenzy caused by the death of our future ruler."

"I guess I see where this is going."

"Yeah I like how the legacy was founded tho."

"How was it started?"

"The truth will be revealed soon. Ask Big Mama."

Of all people of course she would know.